My training plan was showing a ‘fast’ 5.5 miles today and the pace specified was between 8:04 and 8:48 minute mile. I managed the 5.5 miles in an 8.28 minute mile pace which I’m pretty pleased with considering the route I took had a rocky off-road uphill section (the bit up from the bowling club to Yarrow Reservoir). Every time I looked at my watch when I was on a flat even section it was showing between a 6.54 pace and a 7.45 pace so it must have been the uphill bits which slowed the average pace down so much.
I’m finding it quite difficult to find flat loops to train on which are reasonably traffic free. I don’t mind running along country roads if they’re not busy or have a pavement but I don’t want to run along busy main roads so I’m a bit stuck for routes given that most of the quiet roads around where I live are very hilly. A park would be nice with compacted trail but I don’t know of any nearby.
Total distance – 5.5miles
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